EU envoys agree on more Russia sanctions. LNG imports are among the targets.
BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union envoys have reached agreement on a “powerful and substantial” new series of sanctions that are part of its…
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AI is replacing human tasks faster than you think
By Matt Egan, CNN New York (CNN) — Corporate America is rapidly adopting artificial intelligence to automate work once exclusively done by…
Continue ReadingTrain collision in Chile kills at least 2 people and injures 9 others
SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — Authorities in Chile say at least two rail workers were killed and nine others injured Thursday when a freight train…
Continue Reading5 things to know for June 20: Debate countdown, Severe weather, Religious freedom, Ecuador blackout, Stonehenge
CNN By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — Today is the 2024 summer solstice, the longest day of the year in the Northern Hemisphere. It’s also the…
Continue Reading5 things to know for June 20: Debate countdown, Severe weather, Religious freedom, Ecuador blackout, Stonehenge
CNN By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — Today is the 2024 summer solstice, the longest day of the year in the Northern Hemisphere. It’s also the…
Continue Reading5 things to know for June 20: Debate countdown, Severe weather, Religious freedom, Ecuador blackout, Stonehenge
By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — Today is the 2024 summer solstice, the longest day of the year in the Northern Hemisphere. It’s also the…
Continue ReadingClimate activists arrested for spray-painting private jets orange at London airport
LONDON (AP) — Two climate activists have been arrested after cutting through a fence at a London area airport and spray-painting private jets…
Continue ReadingBritain’s embattled ruling party roiled by election-related gambling scandal
By Luke McGee, CNN (CNN) — Britain’s governing Conservative Party has been rocked by a gambling scandal in the middle of the campaign for an…
Continue ReadingFossil fuel use and emissions hit record highs as world struggles with deadly heat, storms and fires
By Laura Paddison, CNN (CNN) — The world consumed record amounts of oil, coal and gas last year, pushing planet-heating carbon pollution to a…
Continue ReadingIssey Miyake’s wind-inspired show takes flight at Paris Fashion Week
By THOMAS ADAMSON AP Fashion Writer PARIS (AP) — Diaphanous origami-like sculptures that floated like spring seeds caught in the wind captured the…
Continue ReadingPakistani rescuers call off search for a Japanese climber, days after his colleague’s body was found
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — Rescuers have called off a search for a Japanese mountaineer who went missing a week ago while trying to scale one of the…
Continue ReadingTreason trial of Russian American woman opens as tensions rise between Washington and Moscow
MOSCOW (AP) — The trial of a Russian American dual citizen whom Russia accuses of treason opened on Thursday as tensions rise between Washington…
Continue ReadingGermany arrests a man accused of standing by to carry out attacks for the Islamic State group
BERLIN (AP) — Prosecutors say an Iraqi man who is accused of standing by to carry out attacks for the Islamic State group after he arrived in…
Continue Reading15 shot after a ‘sideshow’ took over a peaceful Juneteenth celebration in Oakland, police say
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Fifteen people were shot after an illegal “sideshow” took over a peaceful Juneteenth celebration in Oakland,…
Continue ReadingExplosion in Montenegro kills 2, seriously injures 3
PODGORICA, Montenegro (AP) — Police say an explosion in central Montenegro’s historical capital, Cetnje, has killed two people and seriously…
Continue ReadingSwedish court acquits former Syrian army general accused of role in war crimes
By JAN M. OLSEN Associated Press COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — A Swedish court has acquitted a former Syrian army general accused of playing a role…
Continue ReadingThe Iberian lynx is back from the brink of extinction, thanks to conservation efforts
By TERESA MEDRANO and JAMES BROOKS Associated Press MADRID (AP) — Things are looking up for the Iberian lynx. Just over two decades ago, the…
Continue ReadingSwiss central bank cuts its main interest rate by 1/4 point, citing easing inflationary pressures
GENEVA (AP) — The Swiss National Bank says it has lowered its main policy rate by a quarter of a percentage point, citing a drop in “underlying…
Continue ReadingRussia hammers Ukraine’s power grid again and Kyiv’s drones target more enemy oil depots
By ILLIA NOVIKOV Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia has resumed its aerial attacks on Ukraine’s power grid and Kyiv’s forces again…
Continue ReadingAfter Drake battle, Kendrick Lamar turns victory lap concert into LA unity celebration
By RYAN PEARSON AP Entertainment Writer INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — Not content with merely taking a victory lap after winning his battle against…
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